Chris Myers: My One Rule for Hiring

Dec 2, 2014 6:25 pm ET

Chris Myers, co-founder and CEO of BodeTree: The level of skill that someone brings to the table is incredibly important, but it isn’t the deciding factor. We’ve turned away plenty of rock stars throughout our history because they weren’t necessarily people who believed in mutual respect. Skills can be learned and honed over time; respect is something that is more innate. There’s an intangible element at play here, but it ultimately comes down to working together as a team. I firmly believe that effective teamwork comes from the ground up and that dealing with outsized egos, even when they’re justified by skill, simply isn’t worth it. …